Peter Macfarlane prepares to canoe Northern Forest Canoe Trail

On Sunday, Peter Macfarlane will embark on a canoe trip through the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. With a boat that he hand-crafted himself for the adventure, Macfarlane will travel by himself with light camping gear and prepared foods.

According to the NFCT, over 50 people have completed the 740-mile trail, but only a few have done the trip solo. He hopes to complete the journey by next month, as he is taking time off from his business in order to complete the trip he's always dreamed of taking.

The 50-year-old will be documenting his travels in a personal blog, which you can find by clicking "here". If you are interested in purchasing a hand-crafted canoe from Macfarlane, visit his website here.

"WHEREVER THERE IS A CHANNEL FOR WATER, THERE IS A ROAD FOR THE CANOE"... THIS WEEKEND, ONE FELLOW VERMONTER WILL EMBARK ON A SOLO TRIP OF A LIFETIME. NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S STEPHEN WATSON HAS HIS STORY... WITH EVERY STROKE OF THE PADDLE, , PETER MCFARLANE IS GETTING CLOSER TO TAKING ON THE NATION'S LONGEST CANOE TRAIL... Peter: "Its just such a vast distance" 740 MILES TO BE EXACT. THE NORTHERN FOREST CANOE TRAIL BEGINS IN OLD FORGE, NEW YORK, TRAVELS UP THROUGH QUEBEC, AND FINISHES IN FORT KENT, MAINE... THIS WEEKEND, THE 50 YEAR OLD WILL BEGIN THE QUEST... COMPLETELY ON HIS OWN ... Peter: "I wouldn't say I'm nervous, cause I'm not, certainly no angst. I've done enough mental preparation for this trip to not have angst." Wife: "I know it's just something he really wants to do and I think he's going to be very proud of it and a sort of sense of confidence and a sense of accomplishment." Stephen: "During his roughly month long trip, Peter will test the waters in this canoe. But it's not just any canoe, it's one he built with his own two hands." Peter: "it's going to make the journey much more personal in that respect. It's going to make it difficult in some respects because I can't afford to go bouncing off rocks." TO HELP WITH LONG COMMUTES ON LAND, MACFARLANE'S CUSTOM BOAT WEIGHS JUST 37 POUNDS... ALONG WITH LIGHTWEIGHT CAMPING GEAR AND PREPACKAGED FOODS, HE IS WELL PREPARED FOR THE JOURNEY... Wife: "well I'm just wishing him luck. I'll keep my fingers crossed for good weather. When it's pouring rain, I'll be thinking of him and feeling sorry for him, but when it's a really nice day I'll be really jealous." Peter: "looking forward to that last stretch at the end... That's going to be something really special." AFTER GREETING HIS WIFE AND FRIENDS AT THE END OF THE TRIP, IT WILL BE TIME FOR A LITTLE CELEBRATION AND RELAXATION... PETER: "A really good meal would go down well, something that just isn't dried food. And the other thing, finding a comfy chair to sit in." IN VERGENNES, STEPHEN WATSON, NEWSCHANNEL FIVE... PETER WILL BE WELL MONITORED THROUGHOUT THE TRIP... ON TOP OF WEARING A G-P-S TRACKER, HE WILL BE DOCUMENTING HIS JOURNEY WITH A BLOG... YOU FIND THE LINK TO THAT ON W-P-T-Z DOT COM